Simon Ru
Chief Executive Officer at UpNest, Inc.
Profile
Simon Ru is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of UpNest, Inc. which is founded in 2013.
He is also the founder of Spare Change.
Mr. Ru held the position of Director-Merchant Services at PlaySpan, Inc. from 2011 to 2012.
He also held the position of Principal at eBay, Inc. and PayPal, Inc. Mr. Ru received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley and his MBA from Haas School of Business.
Simon Ru active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
UpNest, Inc.
 UpNest, Inc. Real Estate DevelopmentFinance UpNest, Inc. operates as a real estate agent. It connects home buyers and sellers with local agents. The company was founded by Simon Ru in 2013 and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | 01/01/2013 |
Former positions of Simon Ru
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
PlaySpan, Inc.
 PlaySpan, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services PlaySpan, Inc. is a payment company. Its payments platform handles transactions for digital goods in online games, digital media, and social networks around the world. The company was founded by Arjun Mehta, Karl Mehta and Alexander Harry Fries in 2006 and is headquartered in Foster City, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 01/01/2012 |
PayPal, Inc.
 PayPal, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance PayPal, Inc. provides online payment services. It facilitates people to send money through PayPal account balances, bank accounts, PayPal Credit and credit cards. The company?s digital wallet assists to perform online transactions, in store and mobile devices. It?s a global payments platform, which offer withdraws funds and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in multiple currencies. The company was founded by Luke Nosek, Ken Howery, Yu Pan, Peter Andreas Thiel, Max R. Levchin and Elon Reeve Musk in December 1998 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| EBAY INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Spare Change
 Spare Change Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Part of Visa, Inc., Spare Change is a company that provides micro-payment system solutions. The company is based in Cupertino, CA. The company was founded by Simon Ru, Mark Rose. Spare Change was acquired by PlaySpan, Inc., part of Visa, Inc. from February 09, 2011 on April 21, 2009. | Founder | - |
Training of Simon Ru
| University of California, Berkeley | Undergraduate Degree |
| Haas School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| EBAY INC. | Retail Trade |
| Private companies | 4 |
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PlaySpan, Inc.
PlaySpan, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services PlaySpan, Inc. is a payment company. Its payments platform handles transactions for digital goods in online games, digital media, and social networks around the world. The company was founded by Arjun Mehta, Karl Mehta and Alexander Harry Fries in 2006 and is headquartered in Foster City, CA. | Technology Services |
Spare Change
Spare Change Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Part of Visa, Inc., Spare Change is a company that provides micro-payment system solutions. The company is based in Cupertino, CA. The company was founded by Simon Ru, Mark Rose. Spare Change was acquired by PlaySpan, Inc., part of Visa, Inc. from February 09, 2011 on April 21, 2009. | Technology Services |
PayPal, Inc.
PayPal, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance PayPal, Inc. provides online payment services. It facilitates people to send money through PayPal account balances, bank accounts, PayPal Credit and credit cards. The company?s digital wallet assists to perform online transactions, in store and mobile devices. It?s a global payments platform, which offer withdraws funds and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in multiple currencies. The company was founded by Luke Nosek, Ken Howery, Yu Pan, Peter Andreas Thiel, Max R. Levchin and Elon Reeve Musk in December 1998 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Finance |
UpNest, Inc.
UpNest, Inc. Real Estate DevelopmentFinance UpNest, Inc. operates as a real estate agent. It connects home buyers and sellers with local agents. The company was founded by Simon Ru in 2013 and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA. | Finance |
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